TokenBar puts AI quota usage and reset timers on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar. It is a small, specific utility for people who still use a Touch Bar Mac and want to check coding-assistant limits without opening another dashboard.
Disclosure: Techzei editor Jash Jacob built TokenBar. This is a project spotlight based on its repository and screenshots, not an independent review.
The open-source app shows indicators for tools including Claude, Codex, Cursor, Grok, OpenCode and Command Code. What appears for each one depends on the usage data available through TokenTracker or TokenBar’s own fallback.
AI usage, just above the keyboard
Each compact chip pairs a tool’s quota window with a usage bar and reset countdown. The project screenshots show five-hour and seven-day windows, plus a daily token total. Colour makes the busier quotas easier to spot.
A usage percentage shows how much of a window you have used. The countdown shows when it resets, which helps if you are deciding whether to start a long coding task now or wait.
The quota status stays off the main display but remains within reach while you work.
What you need to run TokenBar
You need a Mac with a Touch Bar, macOS 13 or later, and TokenTracker installed and running. TokenTracker supplies the usage information, while TokenBar brings it onto the keyboard.
When TokenTracker returns stale or empty data, the app also has fallbacks for Command Code, OpenCode, Grok and Cursor. The README marks equivalent fallbacks for Claude, ChatGPT/Codex and Antigravity as not yet available. For those tools, TokenBar still relies on the information supplied by TokenTracker.
Installation is through the script in the GitHub repository. The README includes the commands and says the full Xcode app is not required. TokenBar is released under the MIT licence, so the code is available to inspect and adapt.
The limitation is the hardware: TokenBar needs a MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar, an older model line rather than a feature on current MacBook Pros. Apple offered the Touch Bar on the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 in 2022; the later 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro lineup moved on from it. So TokenBar makes sense for people who already own one, not as a reason to shop for an older Mac.
If you already own a Touch Bar Mac and use TokenTracker, TokenBar makes quota windows easier to check. It is not a reason on its own to buy an older Mac.
